Endpoint Protection kernel module auto-compile fails on Ubuntu 18.04

Article Id:174207

Status:Published

Updated On:29-04-2019 23:26

Legacy Id:TECH253880

Products:

Endpoint Protection

Issue/Introduction:

You install Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Linux 14.2 MP1 or lower on an Ubuntu 18.04 system. In spite of having installed the necessary prerequisites, you find that SEP for Linux auto-compile fails and its kernel modules are not loaded. An attempt to manually compile its kernel modules similarly fails.

~/sepfl-kbuild.log shows auto-compile failure even in combination with a 14.2 RU1 pre-release build:

Versions of Ubuntu 18.04 running kernel versions higher than 4.15 will not be supported in 14.2 RU1. You can check your kernel version by executing "uname -r" in a terminal window. Support for kernel versions > 4.15 will be available in a future release of SEP for Linux.